Greenstar Utility 32/50

[PhilC]

Thanks everyone for their replies - I think I understand what's going on now. I had a look at the air setting and it's down at 4 (which coincidentally is the default setting in the manual), so plenty of scope to increase it to get the CO2 down.

I'm trying a polite email to the engineer's boss, along the lines of "these are the results on the invoice, please comment" not "engineers on the internet reckon your engineer didn't do his job properly" and I'm hoping he'll do the decent thing and send someone out to finish the job properly

Failing that, I'm on the Devon\Cornwall border, just off the A30. (good idea, Millsy!)

 

[SimonG]

There was an issue with the 32/50's a year or so ago. They ran like ivor the engine, turns out it was down to the magic eye not seeing the flame properly. WB changed the design of the blast tube (they drilled an 8mm hole in it).

 

[lame plumber]

Failing that, I'm on the Devon\Cornwall border, just off the A30. (good idea, Millsy!)

I'm not to far away fm there, depending which part of the border you are on north or south if u r desperate for another bod to set it up. jcd

 

[PhilC]

There was an issue with the 32/50's a year or so ago. They ran like ivor the engine, turns out it was down to the magic eye not seeing the flame properly. WB changed the design of the blast tube (they drilled an 8mm hole in it).

Interesting - any way of telling whether I've got the old or new design of blast tube, short of disassembly, and are WB doing it as a recall/warranty item, or is it a matter of buying one, part no 87161080790 Blast Tube type S looks like the right one.

 

[lame plumber]

Interesting - any way of telling whether I've got the old or new design of blast tube, short of disassembly, and are WB doing it as a recall/warranty item, or is it a matter of buying one, part no 87161080790 Blast Tube type S looks like the right one.

withdrawing my offer to turn out, you seem to know what your doing!

 

[PhilC]

withdrawing my offer to turn out, you seem to know what your doing!

I know my limitations - I can find info on the internet well but I'm not a qualified oil technician!

 

[SimonG]

Interesting - any way of telling whether I've got the old or new design of blast tube, short of disassembly, and are WB doing it as a recall/warranty item, or is it a matter of buying one, part no 87161080790 Blast Tube type S looks like the right one.

The modified one has a hole drilled in it whereas the original didn't. There's no recall, they're just changing at as there are issues.

 

[WHPES]

£18 for a flexi seems a bit steep unless it's the long life type (which I would request).

 

[peteheat]

£18 for a flexi seems a bit steep unless it's the long life type (which I would request).

Everyone's overheads and profit margins are different, also might be buying from a supplier who is charging big for quality.

 

[Bunker]

I totally agree with some of the above, ill set a boiler up as close to MI as poss then over air it slightly to avoid sooting. As above, you lose a small amount of efficiency but are mostly assured a cleaner burn. Anyone trying to set and retain Manu spec on an old boiler is daft in my books!